Table 3.
Demographic and clinical factors influencing patient compliance with dietary and lifestyle modifications

Parameters	Good compliance (n=28)	Poor compliance (n=25)	P-value
Clinical variables
Age (years) mean ± S.D.	43.64 ± 11.06	38.28 ± 10.93	0.082†
BMI (kg/m2)	24.43 ± 3.14	23.72 ± 2.49	0.360†
Gender			1.000*
Male	19 (67.9%)	17 (68.0%)
Female	9 (32.1%)	8 (32.0%)
Familial stone history	8 (28.6%)	3 (12.0%)	0.183*
DM	3 (10.7%)	6 (24.0%)	0.278*
HTN	9 (32.1%)	8 (32.0%)	1.000*
Stone-related variables
Initial stone size (mm) mean ± S.D.	6.54 ± 1.67	5.12 ± 2.19	0.019†
Location			0.926*
Upper ureter	14 (50%)	13 (52%)
Mid ureter	6 (21.4%)	6 (24%)
Lower ureter	8 (28.6%)	6 (24%)
Treatment modality			0.042‡
Expectant management	7 (25%)	14 (56%)
ESWL	13 (46.4%)	7 (28%)
URS	8 (28.6%)	4 (16%)

P-values were based on the *chi-square or Fisher’s exact test, †Mann-Whitney U test and ‡linear-by-linear association test. SD; standard deviation, BMI; body mass index, DM; diabetes mellitus, HTN; hypertension, ESWL; extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, URS; Ureterorenoscopic lithotripsy.